Library Journal and NoveList announce LibraryAware Community Award recipients - March 29, 2016
Three communities are recipients of the 2016 LibraryAware Community Award given by Library Journal and underwritten by LibraryAware™, a product of the NoveList division of EBSCO Information Services. The Louisville Free Public Library in Kentucky was the first place recipient; the Brooklyn Public Library, New York… Read More
OCLC Research names Dr. Rebecca Bryant as Senior Program Officer - March 29, 2016
OCLC Research has announced the appointment of Dr. Rebecca Bryant as a Senior Program Officer in June. In this position, Rebecca will lead and develop areas for the OCLC Research Library Partnership and for OCLC Research related to research information management, contributing to the thematic focus… Read More
New web service, SHERPA REF, to clarify journal compliance with REF - March 24, 2016
Jisc, in collaboration with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), have announced the availability of SHERPA REF. SHERPA REF beta is a web service – funded and endorsed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) – that allows authors and institutions… Read More
ProQuest Dissertation Database offers critical information for research projects across the US - March 23, 2016
ProQuest is providing critical support to research projects across the US with data from its leading Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Global database. Through a new program, ProQuest assists researchers on their projects by pulling content from the database that will add significant insights to the project.… Read More
Plum Analytics’ new funding tool helps researchers find grants to fund research - March 23, 2016
Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company, is providing an integrated experience to help researchers find grant opportunities to fund their research. PlumX™ Funding Opportunities helps researchers search for available grants, and when used with the PlumX Suite, allows them to analyze the grant opportunities within the context… Read More
Second out of three draft recommendations from the NISO Altmetrics Initiative now available for input from stakeholders - March 23, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft Altmetrics Definitions and Use Cases document, NISO RP-25-201X-1. The draft is an output of the NISO Altmetrics Initiative, a two-phase project aiming to address limitations and gaps that may hinder the adoption of altmetrics,… Read More
